Projects

 I love doing redwork, it's a great to go project.  I take it with me in the car on long road trips, on the plane, which I cannot bring scissors but bring an alternative cutting tool that passes security.  It's also a great take to my Sassy Stitchers group.  This cutie is going to get framed and into my laundry room.

I made this one in December and I am thinking this maybe a future gift.

 These knitted hats are the ones I made on my loom.  They are really beginner type but I am hooked!  They are quick, easy and fun.
I have three different sizes.

 This one is for Mickey, she asked me to make her one.

This one I used a different type of loom and I am making a blanket with it.  

Once I feel comfortable enough I am going to expand what I can do with these looms and use different patterns and stitches.

Much to do today and wrapping my day up with dinner with my girls, we haven't had our dinner night since November so a lot to catch up on.

Hugs,
Tania

Under The Weather

I have been sick with a cold since Wednesday morning and struggling to get things done around here since I am to travel to MN this Wednesday.  Well I had to put that date off, this cold is wearing me out and I don't have the energy to do much of anything.

When I have had some energy it's all on Candi's bridal shower or wedding pretty much.

I have been working on her bridal bouquet, I sure wish I could show you pictures but the reveal will be sometime in December.

Mr. Man painted pine cones and sprinkled white glitter on them for Candi's wedding, for table decor.  He did a great job.  I couldn't breath so it was just too much fumes for me to help out very much.

 This is something I worked on while resting in my chair, the purple cover on my toilet tank.  

My friend Pam took a vacation to Boston this summer and made a road trip to NH to the Keepsakes Quilt Store and brought me home this pretty purple batik fat quarter.  I didn't want to cut it up and Mr. Man has been complaining a little that the jars on the toilet were rattling and we needed something under them.

 I also made this crochet button an idea from Pinterest of course!

I pulled out my jean jacket which holds many of my pins and removed the quilting themed pins to put on my pin quilt.  I thought I had more and I may some place in my messy creative room.

Yes it's a mess!  I have been so busy I haven't had time to keep it neat, so unlike me.  Oh well it will get done one day.

I hope to have a little more energy and feel better to get more done before I make the long trip to MN.  

Thanks for the visit!

Hugs,
Tania

Laundry Room

One of my latest projects.  Painting the laundry room.

Like I said earlier, when we moved into this house everything was just put in  I didn't have the energy or wasn't physically able.  I was having really bad flare ups I couldn't hardly move.  August was our 8 yr anniversary in this house and still never painted the laundry room.

Here are the before pictures.  With the clay litter we use it took three good washing on the walls to get the clay off.  This little room was a lot of work!

walls were a stark white with lots damage.

 The after with everything back in place all sparkling clean.  The color of the walls is a sand that we also have our main 1/2 bath color in.  We had some left over so why not?

I'm so excited the way it turned out.  I told Mr. Man the next room is our bathroom.  That too hasn't been painted since we moved in.  He groans at that cuz we have cathedral ceilings also that come to a point.  I told him, rig it up for me and I will do the rest.  Maybe a January project.

Hugs,
Tania

Garland Valance

 Today is show and tell!  I have been wanting to do this for umm several years now and finally did this window!  I loved how it turned out I have to stop by and look at it every time I go past my creative room.

I have another small window in my room to do but I have something very different in mind for that one.  

Create, create, create!

On to something else!

Hugs,
Tania

Busy, Busy

I have been busy once again filling my Etsy store with bags. The holiday season is fast approaching and people will be buying presents.  

I have made these bags and recently added them.

I have several more to add also I want to make a few baby quilts to add to the shop before Halloween.  

Last night I met up with Erica and Mickey at the bridal shop to decide on a flower girl dress for Mickey and with Candi via text a decision was made!  We purchased her dress and sash!  

Now it's my turn!  Ugh!  I have been watching what I eat since last Monday and of yesterday I am down 2.5#  I have a goal and it is reasonable.  I don't have a lot to loose I just want to feel good about how I look in a formal dress.  I did look at a few dresses last night I just don't really like the colors they offer mom's of the bride they are so drab and lifeless.  So I am on a search.

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,
Tania

On A Roll!

A couple of weekends ago was the weekend my Sassy Stitchers group gets together.  I have been a bad member this year.  I was there in January and this month!  I usually have pretty good attendance.  But I have had issues with RA and my eyes that prevented me from going.

But like I said I was there this month and I have the sewing bug once again!  My muse has returned!

The picture above is a large type of pouch or cosmetic bag.  I bought this little kit (or I need to say Mr. Man bought me this kit) from the shop hop Mr. Man took me on for mother's day.  It came with the pattern, this ubber cute fabric, zipper, charm and ribbon to put the charm on to attach to the zipper pull.  So any who I made this bag...

And this small wall hanging quilt also a kit from that same shop hop.  The kit came with everything except the batting, now that's a good kit!  I am hanging this in my creative room to put my shop pins on.  I have all of them on my jean jacket which sadly is too small for me now.  It will be nice to display my shop pins on this cute spool quilt.  It looks like there is only purple and blue on from this picture but there is purple, blue and a mint green.  My new photo editing program isn't what I had hoped.

Anyway it is show and tell day for me today!

Since I am thinking of mom a lot lately and dreaming about her I thought I would share with you what I miss most about her.

As fall is approaching my mom and I would go to all the fall festivals and craft shows together.  We would make a day of it.  Really a whole day we would go out for breakfast, usually at some small town cafe/diner they do serve up the best food!  Fattening? YES!  But so yummy!  Then we would shop, shop and more shopping and stop for lunch usually some place she doesn't get to go to very often cuz Tony my step didn't like to frequent thos places like Red Lobster.  Then we would shop some more until dinner then we would part ways.  I do miss our long fall shopping days.

I know many of you too are shy to  leave a comment and that's OK but I hope you will leave a comment...If you're mom is no longer with you, what do you miss most about her?

Thanks for the visit!

Hugs,
Tania

P.S. I'm trying the largest font today.  I don't know about you but I have old eyes so I hope this is better.

Projects



What I have been working on besides making bags.

 

I have been working on organizing my mom and grandma's photos, cards and memorabilia and it's been fun, It is now organized so I need to do something with them. I have been putting them in a quick type of album.

 

I like this approach for these old pictures because one day my girls may want to take them out copy them or read the backs.

 

I am about half way on the pictures being done and look forward to working on the memorabilia part of it.

The last picture I showed you of my bags and new design  weren't complete.  I added a flower or a yo yo or buttons to each back also if you look very closely each zipper has a charm zipper pull added. 

 

The charm is a heart on one side and the word love on the other.  I am currently looking for a manufacturer to make my own charm design to really make it my own as well as my fabric design for the lining of each bag. 

 

All baby steps but a fun process.

It's been cool and rainy this week which I am kinda thankful for since I need to be inside making bags for the fair coming up the end of the month.  Next month I will be making bags for my Etsy account and possibly my .com  I am hoping that will be my one stop and combine my blogs and store. 

Also next month I want to focus more on my back yard so I hope to post that process because our back yard is a mess!  I love having a nice back yard, park like but with all of our moves I lost my mojo and I hope getting out there before it gets too hot I will feel the need to be in there beautifying my yard.

Hugs,
Tania

Friday

It's Friday once again! 

 

So last Friday I was going to send out fabric to my sister, well it didn't happen.  I still did my errand day like most Fridays.  But I decided if I was cleaning out scraps of fabric I wanted to do it right so I gathered more this week and sent it out to her today. 

 

 

Ouch on the postage, I'm just saying! 

 

I was in search of the right size box.  The large set rate box was too small.  Then I remembered a box in the guest room closet I had so I went to empty it out since I thought it only holds some of the small clipboards I have made.  Well I guess not!  I found bags I had made sometime ago and wrote them off to lost or given to Goodwill since I couldn't find them.  They were on the bottom of this box!  It kinda felt like Christmas!

 Some of these I want to change up to sell, maybe?  I'm not sure yet if they will go on Etsy or wait because there is a fair coming up the end of March that we are thinking of setting up at so I may wait for that.  I'm just so happy to find them.

 These are my most recent bags this week.  My own design not much of a design I know but not quite done but I figured out the measurement I wanted with a little tab on the side.  I love this size they will be great to put in your purse or another larger bag for sure.

I am on hold making bags for a couple of days.  I ran out of zippers and the shop I buy them at closed and I did find some in MN when I was there.  So I did some searching on line for them and I found them on Etsy for a wonderful price, wholesale price!  My tracking said they would be here on Monday and I have been sitting on pins and needles waiting!  Partly because you never really know what your getting when you ordered the first time around.

Well I got them today!  I am so excited they are exactly what I wanted the same kind I like to buy!  jackpot!  I will need to put in another order very soon as these 35 zippers won't last very long.

So on errand day today I mailed out Tammy's fabric, my aunt Nancy's late Christmas present, the quilted jacket I made her.  I also bought more batting and interfacing today to make more bags.  I also stopped at the grocery store and picked up a few things along with this bottle of wine.  Yes I bought it because it is cute!  I love the pop top as well.

I hope you enjoy your weekend! 

Hugs,
Tania

Makin' Bags



 I made these cute little bags this morning.  A friend asked me to make her one at the retreat but I wasn't able to get one to her so I told her I would right away when I got home.  I am going to make one more this afternoon.  They take me just over an hour to make, don't they just make you smile?

These four yesterday.  The patch work bags take me almost two hours and the solid takes me just over an hour to make.

The woman who does my hair is interested in seeing these for her granddaughter so I told her I would have some done by Friday for her to choose from.

Friday is errand day I like errand day because it really is the one time a week I get out.  I will stop by the salon to show her these then I am going to the post office to send out some fabric to my sister.  I have lots of tapestry fabric and she is going to be working on a project that needs tapestry and she could use some. 

 Also she has been making rag rugs which I received on in the mail yesterday!  It goes very well in my main bathroom, aqua and sand colors.  Anyway so I have some scraps she can cut and make more rag rugs so I will be sending her some for that as well.

 Here it is on the bathroom floor

 

Here I am showing how well the colors of the rug goes with my décor.  There is touches of light soft yellow in it so it adds interest I love it!   Minnie was a little afraid of it, cats are so funny!

 

Well I am off to my room to get a few more bags done today...after I go through my extra fabric bins for my sissy!

 

Have a great day!

 

Hugs,

Tania